. The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon . vii, j). 232 ; Hiimr, ihid. p. 492 ;id. Cat. No. 957; id. S. F. viii, p. 115 ; Sciilh/. ibid. p. 362; Legije,B. of C. p. 1086 : Ilinne ,( Mar^h. (iamc-B. iii, p. 141 ; Vidal, S. , p. 92; Butler, ibid. p. 437; Fu-id, ibid, x, p. 80; Davidson, 325; Hume, ibid. p. 417 ; Macijmior, ibid. p. 472; Barnes, B. ofBom. ]). 401 ; Ilinnc, S. F. xi, p. 343 ; Salmdori, Cat. B. M. xxvii,p. 306; Blanford, Arifauna B. I. iv, p. 452; Oatcs, Guine-B. ii,p. 246 ; Stuart Baker, J. B. N. H. S. xii, p. 453 (1899) ; id. LidiauDucks, p. 196 (1908). Description.
. The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon . vii, j). 232 ; Hiimr, ihid. p. 492 ;id. Cat. No. 957; id. S. F. viii, p. 115 ; Sciilh/. ibid. p. 362; Legije,B. of C. p. 1086 : Ilinne ,( Mar^h. (iamc-B. iii, p. 141 ; Vidal, S. , p. 92; Butler, ibid. p. 437; Fu-id, ibid, x, p. 80; Davidson, 325; Hume, ibid. p. 417 ; Macijmior, ibid. p. 472; Barnes, B. ofBom. ]). 401 ; Ilinnc, S. F. xi, p. 343 ; Salmdori, Cat. B. M. xxvii,p. 306; Blanford, Arifauna B. I. iv, p. 452; Oatcs, Guine-B. ii,p. 246 ; Stuart Baker, J. B. N. H. S. xii, p. 453 (1899) ; id. LidiauDucks, p. 196 (1908). Description. Adult Male.—Whole head ami neck glossy-green, siiowinga purple tinge in certain lights, especially on the upper parts : upper breast,lower neck, outer scapulars, and outer portion of upper hack niauve-whito;a narrow centre patch from the neck brown, the feathers edged pale, in tinespecimens with broad wiiite edges : back brown, the feathers i)ale-edged ;rump and upper tail-coverts iilack, glossed with peacock-green and blue, a)+-> •i. en hi m J s «• > ^ O ^ X ra 2 +> <; lij nj -r °- i. SPATTTLA CLYPEATA 235 the former tint predominating; rectriees brown, edged white, increasinglybroader on the outer ones : lower breast, flanks and abdomen rich rufous-chestnut, some of the feathers on the posterior and inferior flanks lighterand vermiculated with brown ; thiglis the same but duller ; sometimes afew black spots on the breast; wing-coverts a beautiful blue-grey, someof those next the inner secondaries glossed Prussian-blue on the terminalquarter of the outer web : greater coverts more brown, forming a wing-barnext the sjieculum : one of the outer scapulars brilliant grey-blue, othersblack glossed with green and with white centres : tertiaries deep brown-black, glossed witli green, turning to blue at the tips ; quills dark brown ;speculum a brilliant metallic green : under tail-coverts black, glossed withblue-green : flanks next tail-coverts white. Colours of s
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